REVERSE REVERSE SEXISM: Former Catholic school tutor, age 35, explains to jury how 15-year-old student manipulated her into a sexual relationship.

In testimony punctuated with weeping, Simon said the teen within a matter of weeks in the spring of 2013 used physical intimidation, psychological manipulation and rape to control every aspect of her life – even to the point that she did what he wanted when she was on the other side of the country. . . .

The teen testified he was in love with the woman and all the texts and their sexual acts were done at her initiative or with her consent.

Simon paints a completely different picture, saying she was incapable of getting away from the boy’s control because he would threaten to kill himself or threaten her with violence.

“I can’t believe I’m doing this for a 15-year-old,” Simon said. “I know it sounds unbelievable.”

If she were to say simply that the sex was consensual, she would be found guilty. So she has say that she, a female adult with no known mental disorder (aside from that caused by two X chromosomes), was manipulated by a high-school boy into having sex with him repeatedly. She bears no responsibility because he controlled her behavior.

The fact that this can be viewed in any way as a legitimate defense shows that “true feminism” (the idea that the sexes should be regarded as equal) is dead. Imagine a 35-year-old male tutor defending himself against a handful of statutory rape charges by saying that his 15-year-old female student manipulated him into having sex. No one would take that seriously.

The only reason that this woman’s defense is being taken seriously is that everyone involved believes that adult women are children compared to even adolescent males.

This is a classic case of reverse reverse sexism. Such special treatment infantilizes women.

Earlier: Claim: Female guards are prone to seduction, can’t be trusted.